Cable support



Mmh v16 1926.r 1576,947

M. J. CAFIEYRO CABLE SUPPORT Filed April 15 1925 lo@ INVENTpR :Befiikiivn @minimun J- Cime elf-citizen 'off' the Un'ited States of America,V

ffhepreni inviiiioifreiiiesrioith Surf" 10 porti'ngofvertioal' ealoles.

" einem @ed L and construe vror eab elnafteii defined and claimed.

supporting three cah1es.' Vf jjiglire. 2 sfa part; sectional elevation of Figiiref 1sla.'plaview'OIGhOMQIi il?? A 1t Wrtha 'idrlve' t 1nto tl 1ej. sleeve :or loyY displacing portions of themetal at the 'ilpperi Y inner edgefof the'sleeve'overthe-topofithe the imetalf4 f' permitting'fofsnelrfastening;I

ranged "snpporting fa' ysingle-cable.

Fig yh@ Sa'iiie. ;{Fi4 uren 5 Vis a" ofjaiiidiieiitinf* i hebdyfof the device Consists ofa'sleeve r71oreferalolfv "of malleable `iron oristeel so CABLE sUPPonT.

iiagm'entary :sectional vi'evv thatit; maybe in the .orin .of la relatively f liglif'shell and yet bei 'capable ofeonfining and'sustaining'fiihe 'vveigh of the. zahle` Within lthe sleeve fa supportingV i PATENT provided, the same being -shoWnin-the first lflangeorshelf Y10,1'hieate'ol near the lowerendv i serevvedlgin vplace "thereon: j f

gagig the end 'of the ppejwhen the sleeve is upon theanniilar shoulder is 1a' collar 1l4v of insulating material-having a) dwnwardlygand -inwardlyiricnned Surface for Suppom ing the Cable Ofbesywliih iii-ay.V be cor.4`

rugated ori otherwise froiigliened to; provide l a cablegripping and supportingsurfa'ce, as 3 indicated at 12;'f` i f f Qooperatingfwith theeable gripping and lsupporting' surface of the liner to form the A cable' o1 a mp,there, is shown a tapered Wedgef v 13. {Inrtlieease Where `'two ormone' cables i Wedgefsl provided witliggrovesfin* ythe pe-y grooves 1415` "forh'oldingj three "fairlyl large cables@ VThis 'lperrn'it's thefnse foffthe same Wedge 'with'. cables; of' differentv diameter onvvithj lilderszor linings df vo liiierent' size.

place the supporting sleeveby screws'glr? i l 'Iv enteredginto the lower'itliiekenedjportinf 'f'V i thelinin'g through the sides of the sleev`e',`louty l' itwillbe evidenti-,hat the' sleeve mayfloeref-l ,-90 *Y liner,'tl1e malleable eliaraoter; of

The lower portion offthefsleeveislshown asiexbending inward beyondgtheinneredge n as having a'depe'ndent eovering Where only a single cable is ported as in Figures 37and4,-onlyhlf the ins lineriis Jnee'ded vfor the suppotlothefeable said flange of :thescrew ring. v 6. `A vertical cablesupport vcomprising a i 'shell for mounting onja cable conduit,i a

s tubularinsulating liningin ysaid shell prolvided with al1-inclined "cablejsupporting sur-V i' face, a wedge for clamping av cable in enlgagement'withr said inclined cable supportv with `an inclined cable supportingv surface, a4

V wedge forclampinga cablein engagement with fsaidfinclinedcablesupporting surface sand'lneans onthegshellf for forcing and hold; f' ving' vsaid wedge ydown zinto firm gripping enl; "fings'urface and means-1onthe shell for fore-r l0 ing fsaid wedge down intolrm gripping en.-

'gagem'entf with a cable dependent from the` clinedlsupporting lsurface of the insulai',`v "ingllini'ngi 7 `A vertical cablesupport comprising' shell for: mounting on a'cable conduit, atul' bular-'insulating lining in said shell provided i' f Vgagement with a cablefdependefnt from` said 'screw threaded oni-the upper end of the shell and having an inwardly extending `25 flange ,Y andga cross bar engaged at its ends ate portion on the wedge.

Yby said ring `and bearing'with its intermedi- 8. A vertical cable support comprising ka f .shell providedwith means' at its lower 'end'v for enabling the mounting ofthe same dif rectly on'the uppersend of acable conduit :and provided withl means at its upper end A for enabling rthe engagement of a tubular p. 35

member therewith, -a-lining of hard vtough insulating material-'seated in said shell and` provided with anv inwardly facing inclined cablesupporting Surface and a wedge having a` correspondingly inclined cable gripping surface opposed to the-inclined surface of 40 the lining for clamping `a cable in sup-A ported engagement with said surface and a tubular member yapplied tothe upper end ofthe shell andenclosing said wedge.

A In' witness whereof; I have hereunto set `-4s5` myhan'd this 13th day of April, V1925.

V cable1"-supporting surface, including -a ring l Y MICHAEL Je.. cAFrERoQy f f 

